Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 827303 - Employee strangled when clothing is caught

Accident Summary Nr: 827303 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/09/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104228481	02/13/1989	2431	0	Rolscreen Company

Abstract: Employee #1 reached into the rotating shaft area of a glue machine, possibly to adjust the glue flow. When the sleeve of her sweatshirt became entangled in the shaft that operated the glue wheel, pulling the sweatshirt tight around her neck, Employee #1 was strangled and died.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ASPHYXIATED, ROTATING SHAFT, NECK, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104228481			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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